France, Brussels, Netherlands, and Tilburg University in particular, Line Up Big Welcome For Liberian President Sirleaf

Liberian leader set to receive France’s Highest honor, the Grand Croix and an Honorary Degree from Tilburg University in Netherlands

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will on Wednesday receive from the President of the French Republic, H.E. François Hollande, France’s highest award and public distinction, the Grand Croix of the Légion d’Honneur.

The Liberian President then travels to Tilburg University where, as the guest of honor, she will join in the celebration of the university’s 85th anniversary. She will also; deliver a lecture on “International Social Responsibility,” as the university observes the 100th anniversary of the birth of the first female Minister of the Netherlands, Marga Klompé.